Leaving for Mina

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً أَوْ مَرِيضاً يَخَافُ ضِغَاطَ النَّاسِ وَ زِحَامَهُمْ‌[1] يُحْرِمُ بِالْحَجِّ وَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى مِنًى قَبْلَ يَوْمِ التَّرْوِيَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَخْرُجُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّحِيحُ يَلْتَمِسُ مَكَاناً وَ يَتَرَوَّحُ بِذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ يُعَجِّلُ بِيَوْمٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ بِيَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ ثَلَاثَةٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذ

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is an old man or suffering from an illness who is afraid of congestion due to large number of people, if he can assume the state of Ihram for al-Hajj and leave for Mina on the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajjah). He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’ I then

عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الظُّهْرَ بِمِنًى ثُمَّ يَبِيتُ بِهَا وَ يُصْبِحُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘An Imam must perform Salat (prayer) of al-Zuhr in Mina, stay the night there till the morning until sunrise; then leave for ‘Arafat . ‘“

سَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ يَخْرُجُ النَّاسُ إِلَى مِنًى غُدْوَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can people leave for Mina early in the morning ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, they can do so until sunset . ‘“

إِذَا تَوَجَّهْتَ إِلَى مِنًى فَقُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ أَرْجُو وَ إِيَّاكَ أَدْعُو فَبَلِّغْنِي أَمَلِي وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي عَمَلِي.

‘When you are ready to move toward Mina then say, ‘O Lord, before You I place my hopes and before You I appeal, to lead me toward what I hope to achieve and make my deeds useful.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى مِنًى فَقُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ هَذِهِ مِنًى وَ هِيَ مِمَّا مَنَنْتَ بِهَا عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَنَاسِكِ فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِمَا مَنَنْتَ بِهِ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِكَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي بِهَا الظُّهْرَ وَ الْعَصْرَ وَ الْمَغْرِبَ وَ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ وَ الْفَجْرَ وَ الْإِمَامُ يُصَلِّي بِهَا الظُّهْرَ لَا يَسَعُهُ إ

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and af-Fadf ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya and ibn abu ‘Umayr Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When you arrive in Mina’ say this, ‘O Lord, this is Mina’ which You have granted to us so we perform our acts (